AUDITIONS
Violin
Set piece:
W.A. Mozart: 1st movement with cadence from:
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Violin Concerto No. 3 G major KV 216 or
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Violin Concerto No. 4 D major KV 218 or
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Violin Concerto No. 5 A major KV 219
Pieces of your choice:
1st movement from:
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J. Sibelius: Violin Concerto D major op. 47 or
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P.I. Tchaikowsky: Violin Concerto D major op. 35 or
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J. Brahms: Violin Concerto D major op. 77 or
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F. Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto E minor op. 64
Orchestral passages:
J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 G major BWV 1048
W.A. Mozart: Symphony No. 39 KV 543
J. Brahms: Symphony No. 4 E minor op. 98
F. Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 A major op. 90 (“Italian”)
J. Strauss: “Die Fledermaus”, Ouverture
Viola
Set piece:
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F.A. Hoffmeister: Viola Concerto D major, 1st movement with cadence or
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C.P. Stamitz: Viola Concerto D major op. 1, 1st movement with cadence
Orchestral passages:
L.v. Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 C major op. 21, 2nd movement
L.v. Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 D minor op. 125, 2nd movement
J. Brahms: Symphony No. 3 F major op. 90
F. Mendelssohn: “A Midsummer Night's Dream” op. 61, 1st movement
Scherzo
B. Smetana: “The Bartered Bride”, Overture
W.A. Mozart: “The Magic Flute” KV 620, Overture
Violoncello
Set piece:
J. Haydn: 1st movement with cadence from:
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Cello Concerto No. 1 C major Hob. VIIb 1 or
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Cello Concerto Nr. 2 D major Hob. VIIb 2
Orchestral passages:
L.v. Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 C minor op. 67, Andante con moto
J. Brahms: Symphony No. 1 C minor op. 68 and Symphony No. 2 D major op. 73
Double bass
Set piece:
C.D. v. Dittersdorf:
Double Bass Concerto No. 2 in D major, 1st movement with cadenza
(soloist or orchestra tuning of your choice)
Orchestral passages:
L.v. Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 C minor op. 67, 3rd movement
L.v. Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 D major op. 125, 4th movement
W.A. Mozart: Symphony No. 40 G minor KV 550, 1st and 4th movement
F. Schubert: Symphony No. 8 C major D 944, 3rd and 4th movement
Flute
Set piece:
WA Mozart: 1st and 2nd movement from
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Flute Concerto No. 1 in G major KV 313 or
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Flute Concerto No. 2 in D major KV 314
Orchestral passages:
L.v. Beethoven: “Leonore” Overture No. 3 op. 72
P. Hindemith: Sinfonische Metamorphosen
F. Mendelssohn: “Sommernachtstraum” op. 61
M. Ravel: “Daphnis et Chloé”
P.I. Tschaikowski: “The Nutcracker” op. 71
Oboe
Set piece:
W.A. Mozart:
Oboe Concerto C major KV 314, 1st and 2nd movement (without cadence)
Orchestral passages:
J. Brahms: Violin Concerto D major op. 77, 2nd movement
J. Brahms: Symphony No. 1 C minor op. 68
R. Strauss: Don Juan op. 20
I. Strawinsky: Pulcinella (Serenade, Gavotte & Variation 1)
M. Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin
G. Rossini: “La Scala di Seta”
G. Rossini: “Wilhelm Tell” (English Horn Solo)
F. Schubert: Symphony No. 7 B minor D 759
F. Schubert: Symphony No. 8 C major D 944
Clarinet
Set piece:
W.A. Mozart: Clarinet Concerto A major KV 622, 1st movement, exposition
Orchestral passages:
L.v. Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 B major op. 60
L.v. Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 F major op. 68
G. Rossini: The Barber of Seville, Cavatina
Z. Kodaly: Dances of Galanta
F. Mendelssohn: “The Hebrides” Overture op. 26, 2nd Clarinet
F. Mendelssohn: “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” op. 61, Scherzo 1st Clarinet
S. Prokofieff: “Peter and the Wolf” op. 67
G. Verdi: “La Forza del Destino”
Bassoon
Set pieces:
W.A. Mozart:
Bassoon Concerto Bb major KV 191,
1. and 2. measure or
C.M.v. Weber:
Bassoon Concerto F major op. 75,
1. and 2. measure
Orchestral passages:
G. Donizetti: “L'Elisir d'Amore”, No. 19, Romance of Nemorino
W.A. Mozart: “Le Nozze di Figaro” KV 492, Overture
W.A. Mozart: “Così fan tutte” KV 588, Overture, measures 143 - 201
N. Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade op. 35, 2nd movement, Andantino
Horn
Set piece:
W.A. Mozart: Horn Concerto No. 3 Eb major KV 447, 1. measure with cadence
2. round:
L.v. Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 Eb major op. 55, 2nd Horn
L.v. Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 D minor op. 125, 4th Horn
J. Brahms: Symphony No. 1 C major op. 68, 1st Horn
P.I. Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 E minor op. 64, 2nd Horn
D. Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 D minor op. 47, tutti
Trumpet
1. round:
J. Haydn:
Trumpet Concerto Eb minor Hob. VIIe:1, 1. movement Exposition und Durchführung and 2. movement, trumpet in Bb
A. Honegger: «Intrada» (until measure 19 after number 7)
2. round:
G. Bizet: Petite suite (Jeux d'enfants)
J. Meier: “Pilger und Fuchs”
G. Bizet: “Carmen”
L.v. Beethoven: “Fidelio” op. 72
C. Loewe: “My fair lady”
I. Stravinsky: Pulcinella
C. Saint-Saëns: Septuor op. 65
G. Verdi: “Falstaff”, “Attila”, “Rigoletto”, “Stiffelio”
Sight-reading with transpositions
Trombone
Set piece:
F. David: Concertino Eb major op. 4, 1st and 2nd movement
Orchestral passages:
W.A. Mozart: Requiem D minor KV 626, Tuba Mirum, 2nd trombone
G. Rossini: “Wilhelm Tell”, The storm, 2nd trombone
I. Strawinsky: “The Firebird”, Infernal dance, 1st trombone
H. Berlioz: “La Damnation de Faust” op. 24, 2nd trombone
R. Wagner: “Die Walküre”, Walkürenritt, 2nd trombone
Tuba
Set piece:
R. Vaughan Williams: 1st and 2nd movement from the tuba concerto
Orchestral passages:
G. Verdi: “La forza del destino”, Overture
H. Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique op. 14, 1st tuba
H. Berlioz: “La Damnation de Faust” op. 24
R. Wagner: “Das Rheingold” WWV 86 A, 3rd scene,
Lento e sostenuto
R. Wagner: “Die Walküre” WWV 86 B, Walkürenritt, contrabass tuba
Percussion
1. round:
Timpani:
H. Bayer: Etüde No. 5 or
F. Krüger: Etüde No. 45
Snare drum:
A. Wagner: Etüde No. 64 or
H. Knauer: Etüde No. 7 respectively No. 30 (6/8)
Xylophone:
Ø. Sommerfeldt: “Musikk for en slagverker”
Bass drum and cymbals:
H. Jaggi: “Muss das sein...?”
2. round:
Snare drum:
N. Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade op. 35, 3rd and 4th movement
G. Rossini: "The Thieving Magpie"
Xylophone
I. Strawinsky: “The Firebird“
Tambourine:
G. Bizet: “Zigeunerlied” (Carmen No. 12)